Chardonnay Clones Explained with Ian Quinn of Two Terraces Hawke's Bay

This show was published Friday, May 22, 2026

Overview

Five clones. One vineyard. Endless complexity. Ian Quinn of Two Terraces in Hawke's Bay explains exactly why he grows five different Chardonnay clones and what each one does to the final wine.

Ian Quinn is the driving force behind Two Terraces, a vineyard in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, where half the planted area is Chardonnay across five distinct clones. That is not an accident. It is a deliberate strategy to give winemakers the raw material to build something more interesting than any single selection could deliver on its own.

In this episode, Chris and Ian dig into the characteristics of the five clones: clone 548, clone 95, Mendoza clone, the Californian Calera FPS 107, and a French clone called 1066 that Ian planted as a trial despite being warned not to.

They also get into how clonal diversity shapes flavour, why hen and chicken berries are actually a feature not a bug, and what a cooking herb character tells you about a vineyard's identity.

Host: Chris Scott
Guest: Ian Quinn, Two Terraces, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

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